John Robert Allison

Background

Allison, John Robert was born on February 9, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Lyle (stepfather) and Beatrice (Kaliner) Forehand.

Education

Stanford University (Bachelor of Science, 1966). University of Washington (Juris Doctor, 1969). Order of the Coif; Delta Theta Phi.

Comment Editor, Washington Law Review, 1968-1969.

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1969, Washington. 1973, District of Columbia. 1994, Minnesota.

Order of the Coif.

Comment Editor, Washington Law Review, 1968-1969.

Author: with J. Rizzardi, "Effects of Bankruptcy on Environmental Liabilities," 28 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 636 (1993). "Selective Preparation and Budgeting Can Cut Litigation Costs," Corporate Legal Times, May 1994, at 13.

Chapter on Washington Law, in "Products Liability Defenses: A State-by-State Compendium," (Davidson Ream educated, 1992). "Evidence Supporting Recoverable Damages for Potential Disease," 24 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 39 (1988).

Judge Pro Tempore: Seattle Municipal Court, 1979-1987.

King County Superior Court, 1983-1994. Company-Chair, National Institute on Pollution Liability, American Bar Association and Bureau of National Affairs, Incorporated., 1988. Principal, Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle, Washington, 1986-1994.

Associate, 1969-1972 and Principal, 1973-1986, Garvey Schubert & Barer, Seattle, Washington.

Member: Minnesota State, Washington State (Member, Court Rules and Procedures Committee, 1980-1984. Bar Examiner, 1985-1994) and American (Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1992-1993.

Member, Standing Committee on Professionalism, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1993-1996) Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.

(Senior Counsel).

Achievements

• JOHN ALLISON has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member American Bar Association (vice chairman toxic and hazardoussubstances and environ law committee 1986-1991, chair elect 1991-1992, chair 1992-1993), Minnesota Bar Association, Seattle-King County Bar Association (chairman judicial evaluation polling committee 1982-1983), Washington State Bar Association (board bar examiners 1984-1994), District of Columbia Bar Association, National Institute Pollution Liability (co-chairman 1988), Order of the Coif. Club: Washington Athletic (Seattle).

Connections

Married Rebecca M. Picard. 1 child, Katharine.

Father:

Lyle Allison

Spouse:

Rebecca M. Picard

child:

Katharine Allison